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Back home, SAFE and sound: New level of care for frail seniors improves outcomes

By rehabmagazine December 25, 2020 0

SAFE – Sub-Acute Care for Frail Elderly – is a 20-bed program in Ottawa designed for frail seniors recovering in hospital from surgery or short-term illnesses. Eligible patients move from acute-care hospitals to the SAFE unit, where they can access the individualized medical and restorative care they need to recover and return home as soon […]

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Seniors aren’t technophobic after all

By rehabmagazine December 18, 2020 0

From food delivery apps and fitness trackers to video calls and social media, older Canadians have upped their use of many technologies and online services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Clearly the pandemic has been a catalyst for increased technology use among older Canadians, with most being “unfazed by technology” according to scientists. Seniors have increased […]

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Recovery and recurrence: Untangling the risk of COVID-19 reinfection

By rehabmagazine December 11, 2020 0

By Dr. Caroline Quach-Thanh Since the beginning of 2020, scientists everywhere have been working around the clock to learn as much as possible about SARS-CoV-2 (the virus behind the COVID-19 pandemic). Tremendous progress has been made already, but post-infection immunity is still something of a puzzle. “Are you protected after you have it? That’s one […]

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Skepticism over COVID-19 response growing

By rehabmagazine December 11, 2020 0

Science is messy, and its bewilderment as to how to respond to COVID-19 is beginning to wear on people By Peter Menzies News that not one but two COVID-19 vaccines have tested 95 per cent effective casts a welcome burst of light into Canada’s gloomy COVID-19 narrative, amid signs the pandemic is ripping into the […]

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Running a lab from home

By rehabmagazine December 11, 2020 0

In early March, my colleagues and I heard that our research institute, in Klosterneuburg, Austria, would soon shut down to help slow the spread of coronavirus. We immediately suppressed the impulse to panic and accepted the imminent closure as an appropriate public-health decision in light of the pandemic. However, I soon received emails from lab […]

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COVID-19 and dementia: Research to improve care for older adults across Canada

By rehabmagazine December 4, 2020 0

By Dr. Isabelle Vede and Dr. Saskia Sivananthan The COVID-19 pandemic has forced most of us to adapt to new daily routines and navigate new ways of handling everything from regular errands to safe socializing and work. It has been a stressful and strange time, to say the least, but it has been especially difficult […]

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Not your average PUPPY: Research to support better primary care during a pandemic

By rehabmagazine December 4, 2020 0

By Dr. Emily Gard Marshall, Ms. Sarah Peddle, Ms. Ana Correa If you ask a Canadian about our health care system, you’ll likely get an opinion—and a story. “Countless surveys have shown that Canadians value our universal health care system and that they see it as a public good, as something we should all care […]

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When you can’t work from home: Reducing risks for gig couriers in a pandemic

By rehabmagazine December 4, 2020 0

By Dr. Ellen MacEachen Stay home. Have your food and other items delivered. Avoid public places and transportation. These are messages that we’ve all heard since the pandemic began, and while they do represent important public health measures and actions needed to reduce community spread of COVID-19, they are also easier said than done for […]

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The long view: How the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological (PURE) study is gaining insights into COVID-19

By rehabmagazine December 4, 2020 0

By Dr. Darryl Leong Although 2020 may feel like one of the longest years on record, the COVID-19 pandemic has only been with us for a matter of months. While remarkable research progress has been made in that short time, the newness of the illness and the global scope of the pandemic still leave a […]

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Going, going, not gone: The struggle to treat long-term effects of COVID-19

By rehabmagazine December 4, 2020 0

By Kevin Spurgaitis Back in March, professional diver Emiliano Pescarolo spent 17 days in the hospital in the Italian port city of Genoa after contracting COVID-19. Three months later, the 42-year-old still experienced difficulties breathing. “… I couldn’t see any progress,” Pescarolo told the press. “If I took a small walk, it was like climbing […]

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